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Supporting the Information Management Needs of People Helping Animals in Disasters

Published: 09 November 2014 Publication History

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Many things influence human decision-making in disasters. This work considers the information management needs and collaborative work of those focused on animal care and evacuation in disasters. Empirical ethnographic work on-site at two animal evacuation locations, as well as fieldwork responding to large animal needs, and ongoing participant observer fieldwork between events has led to both academic and practical contributions aimed at improving the ways animal advocates, animal owners and emergency responders are able to communicate and attend to the needs of animals and their owners in a disaster.

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GROUP '14: Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
November 2014
340 pages
ISBN:9781450330435
DOI:10.1145/2660398
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Published: 09 November 2014

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  1. animals
  2. computer-supported cooperative work
  3. crisis informatics
  4. disaster
  5. emergency
  6. social computing

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GROUP '14: 2014 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork
November 9 - 12, 2014
Florida, Sanibel Island, USA

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